[oh8eleven]

While I was in the Navy, not the Marines ... At the end of the day the Marines, like all services, need to find ways to bring women into combat
It'll be a VERY cold day in hell when we start taking recommendations from a squid - especially about being in combat.

[clintonh8r]

oo-RAH!

[Cen-Tejas]

....Well sir, with all due respect 62,614 “squids” were killed or missing in WWII.

conversely, 24,511 “jarheads” were killed or missing.

I’m not taking anything away from Marines and yes they get up close and personal with the enemy and have mine and most of America’s Total Respect! On the other hand, Google the USS Indianapolis and think about the Arizona that I was just on 2 weeks ago.

I’m sure you can appreciate that I have to defend my branch of service too. To be clear, I was a Vietnam era “squid”. And, obviously you don’t want women in combat and I agree with you as long as we simultaneously recognize that many jobs in the services can and have been honorably served by women over the centuries.

My facts came from Wiki.

[oldfart]

Ever met a Seabee or a Seal? Hell, even the Air Force has some really bad-a$$ specialty groups. It wasn’t that way so much when I was in... but that was awhile back. Things have changed.